911 Startup Carbyne Announces $25M Seed Funding Round
Having added integrations, partnerships and revenue in recent years, the 911 call-handling platform Carbyne has closed a $25 million funding round, its largest to date. According to Crunchbase, the Israeli startup, whose North American headquarters is in New York, grew its annual recurring revenue by 350 percent in 2020. In an increasingly crowded market for public safety tech, the data and call-taking cloud platform has tried to stay competitive through partnerships and integrations over the past few years.
Kunal Shah Backs Oneplus Co-founder Carl Pei's Consumer Electronics Company | Business Standard News
Carl Pei, the Swedish tech entrepreneur, is working on a stealth project that he plans to unveil this month. : Serial entrepreneur Kunal Shah is backing the new venture of Carl Pei, the Swedish tech entrepreneur and co-founder of smartphone company OnePlus. Pei has received seed investment from Shah, who has added the London based venture into his portfolio. Pei is working on a stealth project that he plans to unveil this month. "Kunal (Shah) is one of the sharpest people I know.
Tripactions Raises $155M To Help Enterprises Analyze Travel And Expense Data
TripActions, a business travel and expense management platform that offers real-time data and insights, has raised $155 million. : Learn how small businesses are improving customer experience, accelerating quote-to-cash, and increasing security. TripActions, a booking and management platform that offers enterprises real-time data, automated reporting, and insights into business travel and expenses, has raised $155 million in a series E round of funding co-led by existing investor Andreessen Horowitz. The Palo Alto, California-based company is now valued at $5 billion, up from the $4 billion valuation at its series D round 18 months ago.
Agtech Leader Bear Flag Robotics Raises $7.9M Seed Extension Round Led By True Ventures
NEWARK, Calif., Jan. 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Bear Flag Robotics today announced a $7.9 million seed extension funding round led by True Ventures. The Silicon Valley-based agtech company is developing autonomous technology for farm tractors, which enables growers to increase productivity...
European Cannabis Startup Sanity Group's $29M Pitch Deck
Summary List PlacementAs the cannabis industry in Europe heats up, Sanity Group, a Berlin-based CBD and medical cannabis startup, is raising millions in a bid to dominate the burgeoning market. Sanity Group sells CBD in Germany and Austria under the VAAY brand and recently entered the UK market. It's raised $29 million from a range of investors including Scooter Braun's TQ Ventures, Berlin investment fund Cherry Ventures, Hotspring Ventures, AGB Venture Capital, and Atlantic Food Labs, and celebrities like the Black Eyed Peas' Will.i.am, actress Alyssa Milano, and soccer player Mario Goetze.
The Global Reach Of China's Venture Capital
Chinese VC investment has been excluded from India but is growing in South and Southeast Asia. How is that remaking foreign startup ecosystems?
Cloud Infrastructure Startup Cloudnatix Gets $4.5M Seed Round Led By Dnx Ventures - Techcrunch
CloudNatix, a startup that provides infrastructure for businesses with multiple cloud and on-premise operations, announced it has raised $4.5 million in seed funding. The round was led by DNX Ventures, an investment firm that focuses on United States and Japanese B2B startups, with participation from Cota Capital. Existing investors Incubate Fund, Vela Partners and 468 [...]
Cloudnatix Raises $4.5M Seed Round To Transform Cloud And On-premise Infrastructure Operations
SARATOGA, Calif., Jan. 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- CloudNatix, a provider of efficient infrastructure across multiple clouds and on-premise environments, announced today the close of a $4.5M Seed round financing. The new round was led by DNX Ventures, with the participation from a new...
Tripactions Raises $155m At $5B Valuation As Corporate Travel Recovers From Pandemic Lows - Techcrunch
This morning TripActions, a software company whose tools help businesses book and manage corporate travel, announced a new $155 million investment. Three investors led the round: prior investor Andreessen Horowitz, Addition Ventures, and Elad Gil. The new investment, a Series E, values TripActions at $5 billion on a post-money basis, a company spokesperson wrote via [...]
Soci Cements Position As Localized Marketing Leader With $80M Series D Investment
SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SOCi, the leading all-in-one marketing platform built for multi-location marketers, today announced it has closed a Series D investment round of $80 million, led by JMI Equity ("JMI"), a growth equity firm focused on investing in leading enterprise software companies. Additional participants included existing investor, Ankona Capital, along with personal investments from SOCi's CEO and co-founder Afif Khoury and Seismic co-founder and CEO (and SOCi board member) Doug.
Crosslink Launches $350M Fund To Back Early Stage Founders
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Crosslink Capital, Inc. announced today the closing of its ninth flagship venture capital fund, Crosslink Ventures IX. The new fund, which includes support from both new and existing investors, was significantly oversubscribed, and closed with $350 million of capital commitments. The firm's previous venture fund was capitalized at $275M in June 2018. As an investor in disruptive innovators such as Coupa, Personal Capital, ServiceMax, Vungle, Chime, Molekule and W.